The World: A Tale of Too Many Turtles

Many businessmen would probably be happy to receive more goods than they
ordered, so long as they did not have to pay money for them. Not René
Debruyne, a grain and pet dealer in Lille. When his shipment arrived at
the port of Dunkirk, he refused to accept custody. He had ordered
20,000 turtles, and his Moroccan supplier had generously thrown in an
extra 5,000-but the shipment had arrived three months late. "The summer
holidays are approaching," Debruyne explained, "and I
couldn't dispose of that many turtles."